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Summer is officially here, and our project is also warming up! In June, we organised a series of activities with the participation of the end users of ECHO soil data. Before this happened, each ECHO partner taking part in this endeavour identified a target group and a case, which is particularly important for their region. […]
Ambassadors in action
Let’s check in with Marzena Brodowska – one of our educators from Poland On June 3rd, she met with representatives of the newest generation of soil enthusiasts: students from the Agricultural Education Center School Complex in Sandomierz-Mokoszyn. She introduced them to ECHO and, of course, took part in some fieldwork. In addition to familiarizing themselves […]
Growing together
Last Friday, Team ECHO had the pleasure of introducing our project at the SPIN-FERT General Assembly. The SPIN-FERT project is, like ECHO, a soil-oriented collaboration between partners from all over Europe. It aims to promote eco-friendly farming by reusing agricultural by-products as fertilisers, with the use of the latest technology, like automated image analysis, AI-powered […]
On set with ECHO!
If you enjoyed our last post, which gave you a sneak peak into the work behind assembling ECHO soil kits, here’s another behind-the-scenes look into our activities! This time, our team in Italy was visited by a professional TV crew, eager to share our project with their audience. Our Partners at Free University of Bozen-Bolzano […]
Meet Project ECHO Leaders: Margherita Caggiano, Re Soil
Upon entering Re Soil’s website, we are greeted with a motto: “No soil, no future”. Despite your foundation’s involvement in a variety of different projects, would you say that most of them revolve around the topic of soil? Soil is a vital resource. It provides us with nutritious food and other products, as well as […]
ECHO x PlantAnim
On June 28th project ECHO was presented at the PlantAnim Symposium in Porto, Portugal – an event made possible by the efforts of Ruth Pereira (GreenUPorto/FCUP), gabriel marais (BIOPOLIS & CIBIO) and the DBIO. The theme of this year’s Symposium was “Citizen Science and what it can do for projects on plants, soil and associated organisms”. […]
Meet Project ECHO Leaders: Monika Witek, PLANTPRESS
From Italy and Spain, we move on to Poland: home of the juiciest apples, the sweetest beets, and one of our ECHO Leaders, Monika Witek from Plantpress. As the head of the communications team, she makes sure that both professionals and the public alike are up-to-date on all things ECHO. But what are her own […]
ECHO at Nati00ns in Rome
On 13 May 2024, the national event on the Soil Mission of the European Union – „100 Living Labs and Lighthouses for Soil Health – Funding Opportunities 2024” was held in Rome. The ECHO Horizon Europe Project was presented by our coordinator, Tanja Mimmo. National events organized by the Horizon Europe NATI00NS project aim to […]
ECHO in Magrè
Every sip of wine tells a story about the soil it was grown in! As we delved into the rich soil beneath the vines at Alois Lageder’s vineyards in Magrè, we were reminded of the critical connection between healthy soil and exceptional wine production. Just like a thriving ecosystem nurtures robust vineyards, the vitality of […]
Get to know ECHO Leaders: Alba Peiro, Ibercivis
After an introduction to the project by our coordinator, we sit down with Alba Peiro from Ibercivis, our Spanish partner foundation, for a conversation about their specialty – citizen science, and the many ways we can inspire youth to join our ranks. What drew Ibercivis to project ECHO? Which aspect of the project resonates with […]
